The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-21
A new SPEAKER NOMINATED.
Mr.. Lamar of Jefferson the
Lucky Man.
Jefferson County will Jubilate
Over Mr.. PaScO'S Election.
interesting to Assessors Of 1877-The Bill crea.
ting Lake County Ready for the Governor
Emancipation Day.
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TALLAHASSEE, May 2O.-The Senate,
this morning, certified the Tampa In
corporation bill which wad passed yes
terday.
The Senate Committe ON City and
County Organizations reported favor
ably House Bill No. 155, changing the
line between Putnam and Marion Coun-
ties.
The Senate passed House Bill No. 26S
amending the act incorporating the
Chattahoochee and Alabama Railroad
Company.
Mr.. Mallory introduced Senate Bill
No. 2S2 Incorporating the Pensacola ana
Memphis Railroad Company.
The Senate considered the bill to pay
assessors for collecting agricultural sta
tistics in 1877, ON the second reading,
and it looks as if it would pass in some
shape.
The Senate spent much of the morning
session and the afternoon on the Com
mission bill, which is still pending. An
effort was made to consider both the
House and Senate bills together without
avail.
In the House the resolution creating a
committee to visit the Kissimmee re-
claimed lands was passed, and Messrs.
Poser, Farnell and Marchett were ap-
pointed the committee on the part of
the House.
LAKE COUNTY.
The House bill creating Lake County
which passed the Senate the day Pasco
was nominated and passed the House the
day he was elected, was signed by the
Speaker and Chief Clerk Duncan
Mr.. Sumter offered resolution pro-
viding for a committee to act with a
similar committee from the Senate to
consult with the Attorney General as to
the laws which ought to be enacted. 1t
was laid over.
Mr. Gibbs offered resolution provid-
ing for three sessions a day. This was
laid over.
Mr.. johns offered a resolution that no
new bills be introduced after the 25th,
which was laid over.
n committee was appointed by the
Speaker under the Senate joint resolu-
ton to report what legislation is required
before the adjournment, as follows:
Messrs. Brown, Crawford Rourke, Hicks
and Gibbs. Mr.. Parker introduced
bill establishing criminal court for Du-
val County.
EMANCIPATION DAY.
At about twelve o'clock Mr. Mitchell,
of Leon, introduced resolution refer
ring to the fact that the Goth of May was
the day by custom celebrated by negroes
as the anniversary of the Emancipation
Proclamation and proposing that the
House adjourn until tomorrow. Mr..
Duncan, of Sumter, moved as a substi-
tute that Messrs. Mitchell and Lamar be
appointed committee to draft suitable
resolutions, to be spread on
the Journal, expressing the sympathy
of the House with the object of the cell
ebration. Mr.. Baskin, of Marion, offer
ed an amendment to the resolution, pro-
viding for night session, tonight, to
take the place of the afternoon session.
which was accepted and resolution as
amended, was adopted by large vote
The utmost good feeling, which pre-
walls between the majority and the
minority, the former magnanimous
and the latter grateful and cor
dial, has excited much approving
remark. The Speakers rostrum was
again loaded with the choicest blooms of
Tallahassees famous gardens, this morn
loft f~,A l.,
(which means nearly every inhabitant of
that county, are busy making prepara-
tions for grand demonstration to-mor-
row. at Monticello, on his arrival there,
which large number of the members
and others from Tallahassee will attend,
including the Tallahassee Cornet Band
and also for reception at the Leon Ho-
tel Tuesday night. 1t is understood that
ON Tuesday night, after giving the mem
bers time for caucusing for new
Speaker, Senator Pasco will formally
resign, and will then. and not before
deliver an elaborate address Just before
transferring the gavel to his successor.
This ceremony will be imposing and
hundreds of visitors from all parts of the
State are expected to be present besides
the many already here.
The Tallahassee Cornet Band. whose
leader and several of whose members be-
long to the F7oridiaa force. rendered a
complimentary serenade to the newly
elected Senator, late last night, at which
number of brief addresses We're made
by Mr.. Pasco and others.
To-day the negroes of Leon and the
adjacent counties indulged in well
conducted and elaborate celebration of
Emancipation Day. Gov. Perry delivered
to them short address in the Capital
grounds, after which they repaired,
with music and banners and the sound
of the cannon's boom, to place in sub
urbs, where they enjoyed speeches, n
banquet and other amusements.
MR.. LAMAR FOR SPEAKER.
There was a caucus after the night
session, tonight, for the nomination of
Speaker. An informal ballot resulted:
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